IMCASafety Flash
Finger injury during shackle handling
- Publisher
- IMCA · International Marine Contractors Association
- Type
- Safety Flash
- Reference
- IMCA SF 17/23
- Date
- Themes
- Crane and RiggingHand and Finger InjuriesLine of Fire
Summary
During a pennant wire spooling operation, a crew member was trying to remove a 35 tonne SWL shackle from the pennant eye, but the shackle landed on his left-hand middle finger causing a crush injury 1.5cm long
IMCA SF 17/23. Themes: crane and rigging, hand and finger injuries, line of fire.
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